Australian government scraps plans to create new dive sites

Australian government chooses to scrap naval ships rather than take on new environmental fight

The government has decided a minimal return to taxpayers for scrap is a better outcome than spending $4 million to make each ship safe for use as a dive wreck. The 8000-tonne hulks have a scrap metal value of about $2.5 million each.

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